{"id":34315,"date":"2026-08-09T09:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T04:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34315"},"modified":"2026-08-09T09:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T04:43:04","slug":"kate-beckinsale-opens-up-about-health-condition-after-facing-cruel-body-shaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34315","title":{"rendered":"Kate Beckinsale opens up about health condition after facing cruel body shaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/kate-beckinsale\/\">Kate Beckinsale<\/a> has shed more light on living with a rare autoimmune disease following years of public discussion about her body weight.<\/p>\n<p>The actress, 53, took to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">social media<\/a> to share a 13-part video in which she discussed her diagnosis of mast cell disease and mast cell activation syndrome, her symptoms and how she hopes opening up about her experience can help others,<\/p>\n<p>She started the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbxmwzKmy1J\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=13\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbxmwzKmy1J\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">multi-part post <\/a>saying: \u2018As I\u2019m sure you\u2019re aware, anytime I post a photo of myself, I receive an enormous amount of comments telling me how disgusting I look and I\u2019m anorexic or I\u2019m on meth or that I\u2019ve lost so much weight.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The screen star continued: \u2018First off, I\u2019ve lost my entire family, except my precious daughter, in a short amount of time.\u2019 Beckinsale\u2019s mother, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/18\/kate-beckinsale-paralysed-grief-mother-died-arms-23691733\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/18\/kate-beckinsale-paralysed-grief-mother-died-arms-23691733\/\">Judy Loe, died in July 2025 after a cancer diagnosis, <\/a>just 18 months after she <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/04\/21\/kate-beckinsale-cant-take-christmas-trees-due-grief-20687320\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/04\/21\/kate-beckinsale-cant-take-christmas-trees-due-grief-20687320\/\">lost her stepfather Roy Battersby in January 2024.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The second thing is, I have a condition, which is an autoimmune condition called mast cell activation syndrome, and there\u2019s another one called mast cell disease, and there\u2019s mastocytosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This is something that I was diagnosed with 16 years ago, and I was really, really lucky that I had an amazing GP in London who called it and sent me to, at that point, the one guy in the world in New Jersey who was the expert in that,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307700531-b617-e1786192332918.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29329433\" alt=\"Kate Beckinsale\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Kate Beckinsale addressed the constant comments about her body by opening up about her autoimmune disease (Picture: Starbuck\/AFF-USA\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Talking about how underdiagnosed this condition is, she shared that in her case her \u2018stomach is ground zero\u2019 for how this disease presents itself. <\/p>\n<p>Later in her video, she stated that in 2026, when we\u2019ve lost people like <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/caroline-flack\/\">Caroline Flack<\/a> and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/chadwick-boseman\/\">Chadwick Boseman<\/a> and watched figures like <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/05\/perez-hilton-hospitalised-appearing-self-harm-livestream-video-29301772\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/05\/perez-hilton-hospitalised-appearing-self-harm-livestream-video-29301772\/\">Perez Hilton<\/a> post distressing online content or stars like <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/02\/ariana-grande-announces-will-take-step-back-public-life-29283217\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/02\/ariana-grande-announces-will-take-step-back-public-life-29283217\/\">Ariana Grande withdraw from the spotlight<\/a>, it\u2019s important to remember we \u2018don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on in people\u2019s lives.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She noted: \u2018Treat people just how you\u2019d like to be treated yourself, give people a little grace. If you don\u2019t have anything nice to say, maybe don\u2019t say anything.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307700529-5ef3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29329435\" alt=\"A close up of Kate Beckinsale\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The 53-year-old star has lost several important people in her life in recent years (Picture: Scott Kirkland\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Calling it \u2018not necessary for everyone to know your <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/opinion\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">opinion<\/a> on what somebody else\u2019s body looks like\u2019, she urged people to not add to the troubles people are already dealing with, unbeknownst to strangers online.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You don\u2019t want to be the last straw for somebody, you don\u2019t want to be the thing that makes them more sick, just keep going, it\u2019s not hard.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In the caption, she further encouraged people to seek healthcare advice if they have any relevant symptoms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307700463-ff45.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29329439\" alt=\"Kate Beckinsale\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>She has spoken about her struggles with body image comments before (Picture: John Salangsang\/BFA\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the comments, which were flooded with support, she further opened up about what led to her current health issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For me it was a horrific marriage combined with glandular fever, and that\u2019s what tipped it. I had not had a single allergy as a child, even though I\u2019ve had a lot of trauma as a child, but I was pretty much tied up for it, and that sent me over the edge,\u2019 she told one commenter.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/27\/kate-beckinsale-shares-harrowing-four-word-response-weight-concerns-20916692\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/27\/kate-beckinsale-shares-harrowing-four-word-response-weight-concerns-20916692\/\">Beckinsale has opened up<\/a> about how mast cell disease is impacting her life.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2024, she shared a lengthy response to the slew of comments concerned about her weight, pointing out she had had a \u2018severe flare-up\u2019 of mast cell activation syndrome.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2255716864-e1778753523502.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28366389\" alt=\"Emilia Clarke at the Ponies\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Other high-profile figures like Emilia Clarke have also been candid about their mast cell activation syndrome diagnosis (Picture: Kristina Bumphrey\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s what I am prepared to disclose that has contributed to some weight loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What you think of my appearance and how I should look, independently of any circumstances in my life and my family is not important.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am trying to survive what feel like unbearable losses, reactivated PTSD from discovering my very young father\u2019s almost dead body as a very young child alone in the night, and working to support the family I have left,\u2019 she said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Beckinsale is not the only celebrity to speak about having mast cell activation syndrome in recent months. <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/14\/emilia-clarke-reveals-diagnosed-rare-condition-as-a-result-brain-injury-28365488\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/14\/emilia-clarke-reveals-diagnosed-rare-condition-as-a-result-brain-injury-28365488\/\">Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke <\/a>also emotionally opened up about how the autoimmune disease has shaped her life.<\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Kate Beckinsale has shed more light on living with a rare autoimmune disease following years of public discussion about her body weight. 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